Hat-holder



(No Model.) 4 1 J. J. WEIOHER. HAT HOLDER.

N'0.547,828; PateniedOct. 15,1895.

WITNESSES; INVENTOH ATTORNEYS AN DREW HIGRMIM. PHOTOMTHD. WASH l N GIOM. EC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB J. WEIOHER, OF FORT .WAYNE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PROSPER A. BALL AND JOHN A. MOLTER, OF PLYMOUTH, INDIANA.

HAT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 547,828, dated October 15, 1895.

I Application filed February 28, 1894 I Serial No. 501,752 (No-model.)

To 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB J. WEIOHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen, in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hat-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat-holders. In the seats for churches, theaters, and other public halls as at present arranged no suitable means is provided for placing or securing the hats of the male occupants, and it becomes necessary to hold the hat during the whole time of the services or entertainment, or else either place it upon a vacant seat or upon the floor, thereby subjecting it to the danger of soiling or other in ury.

The object, therefore, of my invention is to provide a cheap, neat, durable, and convenient hat-holder so constructed as tobe readily secured to the back of either a church seat or pew, or an operachair or other seat, and which is so arranged as to hold any style of mens hats securely, and without injury, and also so arranged as to avoid all danger of catching the apparel of the occupants thereon in passing by the same.

My invention consists of a curved baseplate having suitable perforations for securing the same to the seat, and provided with vertical lugs to which the spring-clasp is pivotally secured, and a curved spring-clasp pivotally mounted upon said base-plate having-a space for the roll of the hat-brim, and provided with a spring adapted to hold one end thereof in contact with the said base-plate.

The object of my invention is accomplished by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention, showing the relative arrangement of the different parts. Fig. 2 is a plan of the lower or base plate, showing the arrangement of the spring and washers on both sides thereof, on which the spring'clasp is mounted. Fig. 3 is a side view of my improvement, showing the inclosed space for the roll of the hat-brim and the bufier-pad on the base-plate.

Referring now to the drawings, the baseplate 1, preferably made from a fiat piece of sheet metal, is inwardly curved at its central 6o portion, has its lower end fashioned into a vertical fastening-shank 2, having a perforation for a proper screw, and has its upper end 15 curved into a semicircular form for the purpose herineafter described. The said baseplate 1 is also provided at its upper extremity with the lateral perforated lugs 12, Fig. 2, for proper fastening-screws, and also with the in tegral vertical perforated lugs 7, adapted to secure the spring-clasp 5 by means of the pivot 9, loosely mounted therein. The said springclasp 5 is provided with the integral vertical perforated lugs or ears 8, adapted to register with the said lugs 7 and are also mounted upon the pivot 9. The upppr end of the said clasp 5 is adapted to impinge against the end or innor surface of the end 15 of said base-plate when in its normal position and not in use, under the tension of the spring 6. The said spring-clasp 5 has also an outwardly-curved 8o portion 3, so arranged as to form a proper space 4 for the roll of the hat-brim when in position on my hat-holder, and the lower end thereof is adapted, under the pressure of the said spring 6, to firmly press against the 8 5 buffer or pad 10, properly secured upon the inner face of the said base-plate adjacent thereto, as shown in Fig. 3. The pad 10 may be of felt, rubber, or other suitable material, and is adapted to prevent any sound when 0 the plates come together upon releasing a hat-brim therefrom. The said spring 6 consists, preferably, of a single piece of wire, is wound about the pivot 9- at or near its center, preferably one and one-half times, with its 5 two ends pointing upwardly, as seen in Figs.

2 and 3, and bears firmly against the inner surfaces of the said plate 1 and the clasp 5, and by its tension presses the lower end of the said clasp firmly against the pad or buffer 10. The said spring 6 is secured in position by the washers 13, of any suitable material,

preferably of metal, loosely mounted uponthe pivot 9 on both sides of the said spring and adapted to fill out the space between the lugs 8 of the clasp 5 and the spring 6. It is obvious that the said washers may be, if desired, cast integral with the said lugs .8.

The manner of using and mode of operat-. ing my improved hat-holder thus briefly described is obvious.

When my invention is rigidly securedin position upon the back of a seat or chair, the lower end of the spring-clasp 5 will be firmly pressed against the buffer 10 by the tension of the spring 6, exerted againstthe inner sur 10 is secured being suflicient-to allowa stifi or derby hat to hang therein in avertical position,

notwithstanding the vertical curvature of the brim. The overlapping of the upper end of the said clasp by the curved end of the said base-plate conceals the only portion of my invention on which a passer-by would be likely to entangle his clothing.

Having thus described my invention and the manner in which the same is to be applied, what -I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- A hat-holder consisting of a sheet-metal base plate 1 having its upper end forwardly curved to engage the upper free end of the surmounted clasp, and provided with the lateral perforated ears 7 for the pivot 9, a spring-metal clasp 3 having the perforated ears 8 by which it ,is pivotally mounted on the said pivot, and the spring 6 looselycoiled upon the said pivot 9 as shown, having its free ends bearing against the inner surface of the upper end of the saidbase-plateand the said clasp respectively, whcrebythe lower end of the said clasp will normally bear finmly against the adjacent face of the base plate under the tension of the said hingesuhstantially as described.

Signed by me, at FortWayne, State of Indiana, this2 tth day of February, 1894.

JACOB J. WEIOHER. Witnesses:

WALTER G. BURNS, ARTHUR E. SMITH. 

